Its larger mammals include the jaguar, ocelot, capybara and tapir. More than 1,400 species of mammals are found in the Amazon, the majority of which are species of bats and rodents. This constitutes the largest collection of animal species in the world. One in ten known species in the world lives in the Amazon rainforest. As the largest tract of tropical rainforest in the Americas, the Amazonian rainforests have unparalleled biodiversity. Wet tropical forests are the most species-rich biome, and tropical forests in the Americas are consistently more species rich than the wet forests in Africa and Asia. How many different species are there in the Amazon? You can easily make a donation HERE Thank You! If anyone would like to make a small contribution toward the ongoing running costs of this website and the Ascent Of The Amazon expedition via Paypal I would greatly appreciate your support.
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